HSK 6 · verb
吊
to hang; to suspend
树上吊着一个红色的球。
Shù shàng diàozhe yí gè hóngsè de qiú。
A red ball is hanging in the tree.
他酒后开车，驾照被吊销了。
Tā jiǔ hòu kāichē， jiàzhào bèi diàoxiāole。
He drove after drinking, and his driver's license was revoked.
孩子很晚回家，妈妈提心吊胆。
Háizi hěn wǎn huí jiā， māma tíxīn-diàodǎn。
The child came home very late, and the mother was worried sick.